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Originally posted by James
Military pay now is a damn sight different than it was in the 70's and eary 80's.
There are several different factors involved with figuring pay scale:
Years served:
Rank:
Specialties:
Housing Allowances etc. Per Diems for travel . Hazardsous duty . . .etc
If Mr. Kilarney Rose was O-5 with 10 years in (they probably weren't all active?) his base salary would be:
$5,222 a month a little over 60 thousand a year with various bonuses thrown in. The per diems can really add up.
At 15 years: its 5 thousand more a year.
The enlisted get kind of shafted, but the officers are compensated.
Here is a basic link without including perks.
http://www.dfas.mil/money/milpay/pay/2003-REV1.pdf
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James,
You are correct. Time and grade makes a huge difference. Indeed the enlisted get shafted. And it is the lower rank enlisted men and women who have to use food stamps in order to get by.
Thank you for sharing your information.